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Friday, September 07, 2007

Banana Leaf Rice @ Usha's, Petaling Jaya

One of the best ways to enjoy a lazy weekend is a leisurely Banana Leaf lunch with friends. We had decided to take a friend of ours to this particular stall within the Petaling Jaya Old Town Medan Selera to sample the food plus to snap a few pictures. He had recently acquired a brand new Nikon D40 which we both salivating over. Since it was raining, lots of shots were taken of raindrops to see the bounce back effect they gave.

When it comes to banana leaf rice, I have certain must have favourites. I was incredibly happy when I found they served fried bittergourd. Sliced wafer thin, it's dipped in a batter and fried till crispy. Excellent with rice and curry from the pot or just eaten plain like a snack. What really stood out for this particular item was they didn't add too much batter hence I wasn't just eaten fried flour only.

Another must have is the Chicken Varuval. Slightly dry but full of spices and curry leaves to give it so much flavour, it's great with lots of rice. Cut to bite size pieces, you can share this with your lunch companions. Then you have the usual selection of vegetables they give with the rice - chopped cucumber and pineapple in yoghurt to cool you down, spinach and etc. Overall, we quite liked the food here as it feels quite home made. Selection is not as big compared to say Kannas but as long as they have my 2 favourites, I'm pretty happy already.

Don't forget dessert too as the Ice Kacang at the neighbouring stalls are excellent. There's two stalls flanking the Kie Kie Chicken Rice stall. We originally went to the one at the corner but now switched the bigger stall in the middle as it tastes nicer.

Gerai Makanan Usha27, Taman SeleraJalan OthmanPetaling Jaya

(Halal. Closed on Mondays. The food court is located next to the Pasar Besar Jalan Othman.)

*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from the restaurant for writing this review.

...aiyah use wrong account to post. The restaurant is at the shop houses opposite of Chang Thung (selling bake supplies). If Chang Thung on on your left, turn right at the traffic light. Foo Kua restaurant is on the right. You can't miss it. Black head board with gold writing. Let me know when you all are going too yah... dont like foo kua.. but people told me some foo kua not like foo kua.

YUM, i love deep fried bittergourd too. not easy to find nice one. used to go to this place in tmn desa, when i had lots of friends working in renong...in faber tower... cant for my life remember the name, but the last few visits standard sudah jatuh leh.